Ok, after marinating, here's what I think the mask comment may be about. First what it's not:

Muh polls, votes - POTUS doesn't pander

Voting in person (not yet at least) - too far away

It must be the DHS concern about masks. It was "leaked" likely to tell Antifa what they can do to avoid capture.

COVID 1 -deaths, and COVID 2- cases are dying, so it's time to go back to race riots.

Chyna is the virus, so they will go much bigger this time with Antifa. Gotta get rid of masks in the general pop and this is how

When the dam bursts (literally and figuratively) fewer masked citizens in the way.